470 CATALOGUE OF 



GRYLLACRIS ARMATA. 



Foem. Testacea, robusta, fere cylindrica ; caput nigrum, breve, postice 

 testaceum, clypeo teslaceo, gutta inter antennas pallide testacea ; oculi 

 fusiformes, valde prominuli; antenna basi nigrce ; prothorax mar- 

 ginatus, strigis quatuor obliquis unaque longitudinali testaceis ; cerci 

 aetosi, abdominis trienti cequilongi ; oviduclus subarcuatus^ abdomine 

 multo longior, apice piceus ; pedes robusti, pubescentes, longiwculi, 

 coxis anlicis unispinosis ; femoribus posticis biseriatim spinulosis ; 

 tibiis qualuor anlerioribus spinis longissimis biseriatim, armatis, tibiis 

 posticis biseriatim spinosis; alee anticce abdomen paullo superantes ; 

 alee poslicce cinerece, paullo longiores. 



Female. Testaceous, stout, smooth, shining, nearly cylindrical. 

 Head black, short, very little broader than the fore border of the prothorax, 

 very convex above, prominent ; a testaceous band along the hind border, 

 dilated in the middle; a conical pale testaceous dot between the antennae ; 

 front very finely punctured ; clypeus mostly testaceous. Ocelli whitish. 

 Eyes testaceous, fusiform, very prominent. Maxillary palpi long; fourth 

 joint longer than the third, as long as the fifth, which is subclavate. Third 

 joint of the labial palpi clavate, obliquely truncated. Antenna? slightly 

 stout, mostly black towards the base. Prothorax transverse; borders 

 elevated ; one longitudinal and four oblique streaks near the hind border 

 testaceous, short ; an angular furrow on each side ; fore border rounded ; 

 sides slightly rounded; hind border nearly straight. Subgenital lamina 

 notched. Cerci testaceous, bristly, about one-third of the length of the 

 abdomen. Oviduct slightly curved, much longer than the abdomen, piceous 

 towards the tip. Legs stout, pubescent, rather long ; fore coxa? with a stout 

 spine; hind femora beneath with two rows of minute spines which have 

 black tips; four anterior tibia3 with five very long spines on each side; 

 hind tibiae with two rows of stout black-tipped spines which are placed 

 alternately ; tarsi lobate. Fore wings extending a little beyond the tip of 

 the abdomen; transverse veinlets numerous, regular. Hind wings cine- 

 reous, hyaline, extending a little beyond the fore wings; veins pale testa- 

 ceous. Length of the body 21 lines; expansion of the fore wings 

 40 lines. 



a. Ceram. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 



GRYLLACRIS MINUSCULA. 



Foera. Testacea, sat gracilis ; caput breve, fronte labroque longis ; oculi 

 fusiformes, prominuli; oviductus rectus, corpori aquilongus ; pedes 

 robusti, coxis anticis unispinosis, femoribus posticis biseriatim spinu- 

 lofis, tibiis guatitor anlerioribus spinis longis biseriatim armatis, 

 tibiis posticis quadriseriatim spinulosis ; al<e albidce, rufescente 

 venosa ; alee anticce abdomen longe superantes ; alee poslicce longiores. 



Female. Testaceous, smooth, shining, rather slender. Head short, 

 as broad as the fore border of the prothorax ; front and labrum elongate. 

 Eyes piceous, fusiform, prominent. Maxillary palpi slender; fourth joint 

 longer than the third ; fifth as long as the fourth, its tip like a minute sup- 



